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Editors' Updates

The Gordian Knot of Illicit Economies, Violent Conflict, Human Security, and Economic Development

The SAIS Review
May 14, 2013

On May 9th, the SAIS Review of International Affairs hosted Vanda Felbab-Brown, of the Brookings Institution, for a dynamic and engaging discussion of the illicit economy and how it relates to state-building, governance, and violence.

Editors' Updates

Who’s Afraid of the Informal Economy

The SAIS Review
April 6, 2013

The Foreign Policy Institute and the SAIS Review of International Affairs hosted a lecture by Robert Neuwirth on March 28th. He discussed the informal economy as part of an inclusive and equitable development strategy.

Asia Pacific, Interviews, Middle East, Policy & Politics

The World in Transition: Interview with the Panelists

The SAIS Review
March 12, 2013

The SAIS Review's Associate Editor Meghan Kleinsteiber interviewed Samuel Tadros from Hudson Institute and Yukon Huang from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on two regions undergoing major transitions today, the Middle East and China. Watch the interviews here.

Africa, Asia Pacific, Events, International Development, Middle East

The World in Transition Release Event

The SAIS Review
February 26, 2013

The SAIS Review will host "The World in Transition" release event on Monday, March 4. Join us in celebrating our 23rd year of publication.

Asia Pacific, Book Reviews, Economics, Governance & Law, North America, Policy & Politics

In A G-Zero World, It’s Every Nation For Itself

The SAIS Review
May 16, 2012

Devin Stewart reviews Ian Bremmer's new book, "Every Nation For Itself: Winners and Losers in a G-Zero World."

Asia Pacific, Economics, Governance & Law, Interviews, North America, Policy & Politics

The Global Leadership Vacuum: An Interview with Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group

The SAIS Review
May 10, 2012

The SAIS Review’s Editor-in-Chief, Joshua Grundleger, and Senior Editor, Sean Creehan, recently sat down with Ian Bremmer, founder and president of Eurasia Group, a global political risk research and consulting firm. Dr. Bremmer discussed the outlook for 2012 and the hidden risks that face…

Editors' Updates

SAIS Review Publishes New Issue on Hidden Risks

The SAIS Review
May 10, 2012

The SAIS Review of International Affairs has published its newest issue, Hidden Risks: Challenges for the International System. Risk—or the calculated probability that some undesirable outcome will occur—impacts nearly every aspect of our lives. In Hidden Risks, the SAIS Review seeks to foster a discussion on some of the risks that may be hidden, misunderstood, or woefully unaddressed by those who might be most affected by their realization.

Asia Pacific, Civil Society, Photo Essays, Policy & Politics

Democracy in Action: A Campaign Rally from the 2012 Taiwanese Presidential Elections

Cristina Garafola
May 3, 2012

Our first meeting on the election study trip took us to AIT, the American Institute in Taiwan. Unfortunately, Professor Freeman was unable to make her connecting flight in Japan but she met up with us later in the afternoon. Photo…

Asia Pacific, Civil Society, Economics, Interviews, Middle East, North America, Policy & Politics, Security & Conflict

Strategic Vision: An Interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski

The SAIS Review
April 4, 2012

The SAIS Review chats with former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski about his new book, Strategic Vision, and some of the most pressing issues—American decline, Iran, and China—facing today’s policy-makers.

Editors' Updates

The SAIS Review Continues Its Tradition of Engagement

Josh Grundleger
March 1, 2012

The SAIS Review of International Affairs, the academic journal of The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), has long sought to provide a forum for fresh insight and discussion of some of the most pressing and significant issues in international relations, economics, and policy. Now with the launch of the SAIS Review blog and website, it hopes to continue this mission, reaching new audiences and playing a greater role in the development of the community of ideas.